This is my friend Dan. I’m proud to call Dan my friend because, well, he is quite a unique character. Over the weekend, I helped him shoot his Survivor Casting Call video. You can find it HERE.
For part of the video, Dan pulled his car with his hair. No joke. Check it out…
Man Pulls Car with Hair from Dan Thoms on Vimeo.
I got to watch my niece and nephew tonight. As you can see below, we had a lot of fun…
My friend Shawn, who I visited in Bangladesh, is trying to get to Davos. We can help him get there by voting for him on Youtube. HERE is a link to his page with instructions on how to vote. Its quick. Its easy.
This would mean an opportunity for Shawn to meet with world leaders to discuss the issue of world poverty, and it would be a huge benefit for him to continue his work in Bangladesh; work the good of which I have seen and experienced first hand.
I went out with my friend Ryan for an early morning hike (as in before the sunrise) and to grab some pics. It was cold. I got a new camera for Christmas, the Nikon D5000. Its a sweet camera! Anyone looking for a new DSLR and doesn’t have a huge budget, this is the way to go!
An early morning hike is a great way to get your day going. Its painful to get out of bed at 530am, but its completely worth it. Try it!
Do you know how hard it is to get a picture of a bird? They’re kind of flighty…
Thanksgiving is upon us. In a mere 14 hours I will be sitting on the couch, belt undone, sleeping off another amazing Thanksgiving meal. It will be my fourth of the year, but definitely the best and most special.
Last year I spent Thanksgiving in Nepal. Now don’t get me wrong, I greatly enjoyed Thanksgiving last year. I spent it with some great friends, but I’m very happy to be home and sharing it with my family this year.
Dad will be deep-frying the turkey this year. In my opinion, there is really no better way to eat it. Juicy and full of flavor. Some mashed potatoes and stuffing, and I’m set. No cranberry sauce or sweet potatoes for me. And I’ll take a piece of pumpkin pie to top it off. I prefer pecan, but I’ll take what I can get…
This clip below is a bit before my time, but I’ve seen the episode and it is hilarious! Thought I’d post it in honor of Thanksgiving. You can find the entire episode HERE on Hulu. WKRP gets the idea for a “Turkey Drop.” Dropping turkeys from a helicopter over Cincinnati. Genius… “Oh, the humanity!” Here’s a little teaser…
Do you remember what you did on this day last year, November 11th, 2008? I do. I left for Nepal. I said goodbye to my family and friends, headed to the Cincinnati airport and left for what would be a most interesting year.
Its hard to believe that it has been a full year already. Part of me wishes I was leaving again, but other details of life are more pressing right now. And most of me is glad to be home right now. I love the Fall, friends, and family. And Skyline.
What I don’t enjoy, however, is how busy I am! Why is the US so fast-paced? Nobody enjoys it, so why do we do it? I thought Nepal was hard to understand, but really its the US that makes no sense. Try and slow down and you get ran over.
Hopefully things will slow down soon, though, right? Yeah, right…
I love Halloween. I don’t care what people say. Its not an evil holiday, its not satanic or whatever else they want to say. Its fun. Dress up as your favorite superhero and get free candy. I don’t see a problem with that!
For the past two years we’ve had our neighbors over to pass out candy. We grill out, sit on straw bails by the fire and have fun. This year there were around 15 of us. Always a lot of fun.
Here’s the “candy line”. My dad likes to give all the kids a hard time. He gave two girls each a peanut because he thought they were too old to still be trick-or-treating. I don’t blame him.
Our neighbor’s mom made this dessert. Graveyard Cake. Can’t go wrong with Oreo cookie crumbs and chocolate pudding. I think I ate half of it…
My sister brought her kids over. They did a Grease theme. So cute.
And just because this little guys is also cute:
That’s Bruce, our neighbor’s 16-month-old puppy. I’m jealous.
Hope you all enjoyed your Halloween! Now on to Thanksgiving!
There are many reasons why I’m happy to be home. But here are two specific ones: babies and fall.
Except the babies aren’t babies anymore. My niece was seven months when I left. Not she’s a year and a half. That’s a big difference!
These are my two nieces. One is as beautiful as the other. One is 18 and the other is 18 months. We celebrated the birthdays of my grandma, sister, and older niece.
Here’s my nephew. He’s two.
The “babies” were both sick when I got home so I didn’t get to see them for a few days. It took a bit for them to warm up to me, but they did. They can’t resist the charm of Uncle Paul.
Here are some photos I took this morning. The view from our back deck is always full of great photo opportunities.
